Oxe meen

The first week of the family stay was probably the most challenging thing I have ever done in my entire life. My host family is amazing though. I am the third volunteer that this family has hosted so they are used to strange people staying with them. To give you an over view I currently have two moms six younger sisters (age 17-15) and two younger brothers age (13 and 12). Although there are a lot of people going in the compound so I might have other siblings I don't know about. My primary mom (Ya no goy) is incredibly super sweet although she only speaks seereer so I have only been able to communicate a little with her. Her day consist selling peanuts and then she spends the day cooking, witch also means she is consistently trying to fatting me up, witch should please you teddy. My oldest sister Cora has been the most helpful because she speaks a lot of French and a little English. So I have been getting her to help me in learning Seereer. My other mom sells frozen bisop juice outside of the school everyday, wich is freaking awesome but more on that later. My first day they took me around the compound and introduced me to every one and I now have a billion names in my head and can't keep track of all of them. Lucky or not I do have another volunteer living in my compound. It is nice and I usually say hi to her every time I go to the restroom.

I also have been named Dauda. Apparently they find american names odd and confusing just as much as I am confused by Senegalese names.  The first night they taught us a traditional dance, which they all laughed at me trying to dance. Then for the next couple of days they always tried to get me to dance, then we went over to the school gardeners house and they wanted me to dance. So I taught them the thriller dance. Now people in the village I meet ask me to dance, apparently when I am the only white boy in a five hundred mile radius I get   mad dancing skills. 

The food has been repetitive but good. Basically bread, rice, millet, and over cooked vegetables. Although I am supplementing my diet with vitamins and protein bars. so if you want ideas of care packages, protein bars. Unfortunitly our village is out in the sticks and we only have one store and no internet cafes witch is sad  and also means I'll be out of contact for the next week and a half. Either way every thing is going fine.